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A. EOPFEN.

GLOVE PASTBNBR.

Patented Aug. 16, -1-881.

N, PEYERS. Phula-Limugupner. wnshingmn. D. c.

UNrrnn STATES ANTON HOPFEN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

GLOVE-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Application tiled May 3, 1881.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANTON HOPFEN, of New York, in thc county of New York and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Glove-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

The invention relates to an improvement in glove fasteners, as will be hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings,

Figure l is a top view of the fastener with the button carrier or slide extended. Fig. 2 is a similar view,illustrating the retracted position of the slide when the glove is fastened. Fig. 3 is an enlarged central vertical longitudinal section of the fastener. f A indicates the base-plate of the fastener, which plate may be ofany suitable dimensions, and has its two side edges folded over the upper surface of the plate, forming guides a, the ends of which are closed to prevent the escape of the button carrier or slide B during the operation of fastening the glove. The front edge of the base-plate A will be supplied with a catch, flange, or analogous device, b, beneath which, when the `glove is fastened, the front edge of the slide B is caught, and the button thus held rigid. The base-plate A will be secured to one flap of the glove by any appropriate means; but the preferred method of securing it is by a tongue, d, formed upon or secured to the rear edge of the plate A. lhen this method is employed the central portion of the plate will be slotted at e, and the glove will also be correspondingly slotted, and, in addition, will he supplied with the slot j'. ln scouring the plate the tongue d will be passed downward through the slot j', then upward through the rear slot, e, and downward again through the front slot, e, where its end is pressed smoothly against the surface of the glove 5 or it may be covered with kid or some textile fabric. It is plain that one or more tongues d may be employed, according to the wish of the manufacturer and thewidth ot' the base-plate. Another desirable way of securing the plate would be by forming small lugs on its edges, which lugs would enter apertures or slits in the glove and have their ends then bent over to prevent their withdrawal.

Patent No. 245,828, dated August 1e, 1881.

(No model.)

The button carrier or slide B has its central portions elevated somewhat to receive the shank of the button m, its front edge resting upon the plate A, and its rear edge being provided with the arms or lugs n, which project outward on each side of the carrier and enter beneath the guides a. rIhe rear edge of the carrier B is out away between the arms n for a space about sufficient to contain the catch b when the button is thrust forward, as indicated in Fig. 1.

The button m may be of any suitable size or form, and its shank may be rigidly attached to the carrier B, or, which is, I think, the pret'- erable method, in a slot, t, formed in the carrier. The shank is supplied with small collars or nuts on each side of the slot, so as to prevent the escape of the button, and at the same time allow it to move laterally the length ot' the slot. When the button is secured in this movable manner the glove, without being stretched, can adjust itself to any irregularities in form of the hand with entire comfort to the wearer.

In fastening the glove, the parts A B being secured to one flap, as aforesaid, and the opposite flap being supplied with a huttonhole, the carrier B is drawn outward, the buttonhole being then slipped over the button, when 'the carrier is pushed inward again to its former position, where it is retained by the catch b. In retractin g the carrier B after it has caught the button-hole it is obvious that the two flaps of the glove are drawn together and fastened.

It is obvious that the fastener herein described could be applied to gaiters and other articles as well as to gloves, and I therefore claim it when employed as a fastener for any purpose or upon any article.

It is obvious that a hook or other suitable `device may be substituted for the button on the carrier without departing from the essence of the invention sought to be protected by this application.

' What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A fastener consisting of a base-plate to be applied to the article and supplied upon its upper surface with the guides or guide running lengthwise of the plate, in combination With a button-carrier which is arranged to slide Ioc in and is retained by said guides, and which carries a button or buttons, and is adapted to be caught or looked at the end of its closing movement by mechanism substantially as specified.

2. In a fastener, the button-carrier B, having a transverse slot, t, in which the shank of the button is inserted and retained by small nuts or lugs on the upper and lower sides of the slot, whereby the button may have a limited lateral movement without losing its position or distnrbingthe Carrier, substantially as specified.

3. A glove-fastener consisting,` of the plate A, having guides a and the catch b, in combination with the Carrier B, having a sliding 

